“An ode to the journey of ó on a shipping label” found at http://i.imgur.com/4J7Il0m.jpg, via @shyhoof.
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It’s about time! I’ve always found it frustrating that you could never get to the permalink from the dashboard.
I just discovered Reggie Watts’ comedic side. This video is an excerpt from his hilarious performance at PopTech in October 2010.
Part 2 is my favorite, but I also thoroughly enjoyed Parts 1 and 3.
Any other videos I should watch?
(HT Shawn Feeney)
Stunning unintentional capture of a meteor burning across the night sky in this time-lapse video by Colin Legg originally set up to track Asteroid 2012 DA 14 flying by Earth.
(via It’s Okay To Be Smart)
Why developers should start choosing conscience over profit
The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks.
Fluent 2012: Nicole Sullivan, “Don’t Feed The Trolls” (by OreillyMedia)
DJ Spooky + Joshua Roman » Radiohead “Everything in Its Right Place” (by The Voice Project)
This is a year old, but it’s new to me.
Great video about another thing we take for granted in our cities.
Behind the Signs: A Look at the DOT Sign Shop (by nycdot)
Thank you, Tumblr Storyboard, for spending the day with us!
A Day with New York City’s Pothole Repair Crew
Each morning, at a small depot tucked away under the Williamsburg Bridge, the New York City workers who call themselves the “pothole gang” pore over a giant spreadsheet known as “The Daily Pothole.” On it are thousands of potholes all over the city: giant gorges caused by rain and sleet, small interconnected divots that can flatten tires, and pretty much every other roadway wound you can imagine. The sun is barely up, and yet for these men — members of a street maintenance team tasked by the Department of Transportation with roadway repair — the race has already begun.
Over the next eight hours, they will hit the streets, filling giant yellow trucks with smoldering hot asphalt, navigating endless traffic, and smoothing as many potholes as they can before the sun goes down (only to do it all again the next day). Does it get tiring? Sure. But in a city that’s always moving, roadway repair is crucial. On a good day, the team might fill 4,000 potholes. In an average week, they could resurface 100,000 square yards of road. After Hurricane Sandy, their crews removed 2,500 tons of debris. And every day, on a Tumblr called The Daily Pothole — named after that early morning spreadsheet — New Yorkers can take a peek inside the workings of a city system few have likely thought about. We spent a day with six men who help make up New York City’s pothole repair team.
In Boston, a food truck-inspired roaming City Hall van
Government authorities have already experimented with new ways to connect to constituents, such as collecting civic complaints via a smartphone app in Rio de Janeiro. Now the City of Boston has launched its City Hall To Go scheme, which is bringing civic services to residents in their neighbourhoods. READ MORE…
